# KnightMaze

> Move a chess knight in L-shapes to collect every coin and reach the goal in the fewest moves. One fresh board every day.

- **URL:** https://www.teafun.cyou/games/knightmaze/
- **Type:** Browser game — instant play, no download, no account

## About

Move a chess knight in L-shapes to collect every coin and reach the goal in the fewest moves. One fresh board every day.

## How to play

Tap any highlighted cell to hop the knight there. Collect all coins before stepping onto the goal. Use undo to reconsider a move, or reset to restart the board. The move counter tracks your route; try to match the optimal count. Grades range from S (optimal) through C (5+ moves over optimal).

## Why a daily knight tour?

The knight's tour is a classical combinatorics problem studied in mathematics since the eighteenth century. What makes it cognitively interesting as a puzzle is that the L-move creates a non-obvious graph structure — squares that look adjacent on the board may require many moves to connect, while squares that look distant may be one jump apart. Planning a route that visits every coin requires holding multiple partial paths in working memory and pruning dead ends before they materialise. This forward-search skill is central to chess thinking and KnightMaze distils that single element into a five-minute daily puzzle. Completing the board in the minimum number of moves requires genuine route planning rather than trial-and-error, which makes an S-grade feel earned rather than lucky.

## FAQ

### How does the knight move?

Exactly like in chess — two cells in one direction, then one cell perpendicular, forming an L-shape. The game highlights every legal destination.

### What counts as ‘optimal’?

The shortest possible sequence of knight moves that visits every coin and ends on the goal. We compute it with breadth-first search before you start.

### Is the daily board the same for everyone?

Yes. The board is generated from the current UTC date, so every player worldwide gets the identical puzzle to compare scores on.

### Can I practice without affecting my streak?

Switch to Unlimited mode to play endless procedural boards. Only Daily mode updates your streak.